Cairo Backstreets in the Face of Violence: 1/28/11 Four Days into the Egyptian Revolution
By Samuel Gerstin Guest Writer The first few days of a people’s revolution are assumed to be about universal chaos and confusion. On Jan. 28, the fourth day of the People’s Revolution in Egypt, the main media focus was of course Tahrir (Liberation) Square, which was indeed a whirlwind of police and demonstrators. Tahrir was...
“Money in Politics” Panel Discusses Controversial Supreme Court Ruling
By Krystal Caban Staff Writer Democracy Matters held a panel Feb. 9, on the relationship between money and politics, titled, “Money in Politics.” The panel, consisting of Senator Daylin Leach, James Browning from the organization Common Cause, Olivia Thorne from League of Volunteers and Bryn Mawr Professor Carol Hager, discussed how money has affected and...
Nobel Laureate First in Presidential Lecture Series
By Jillian Galloway Staff Writer On Wednesday Feb. 9th, Bryn Mawr College welcomed Economics Professor Eric Maskin, a man whose resume is nothing short of impressive. With an A.B. in mathematics and Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Harvard University, he has taught at M.I.T. and Harvard and is currently at Princeton University and The Institute...